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Predicting dry weight of New Zealand aquatic macroinvertebrates from linear dimensions

Dale J. Towers Department of Ecology, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Ian M. Henderson Department of Ecology, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Clare J. Veltman Department of Ecology, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 159-166 | Received 15 Nov 1993, Accepted 17 Jan 1994, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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